olboge

Norwegian Nynorsk

olboge

Alternative forms

• handboge (dialectal, derivation from hand)
• hainnbåggå (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of alin (“forearm”) and bogi (“arc, bow”). Compare Danish albue, Faroese albogi, Icelandic olnbogi, and Swedish armbåge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɔlˌboːɡə/

Noun

olboge m (definite singular olbogen, indefinite plural olbogar, definite plural olbogane)

1. an elbow

See also

• albue (Bokmål)

References

“olboge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.